The Tiger Immortal

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Journey to the West, Chapter 56, The Tiger Immortal

西游记，第五十六回，虎仙。

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Wukong led the monks to his companions

悟空带着僧人们去见他的同伴。

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The monks told the Tang Monk everything that they had told Wukong

僧人们把之前告诉悟空的一切都告诉了唐僧。

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" That's terrible," said the Tang Monk

“太可怕了，”唐僧说。

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" We must help you."

“我们一定要帮你们。”

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" Yes," the monkey agreed

“是的，”猴子同意道。

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" I'll deal with the Tiger Immortal in the morning."

“我明早就去对付那虎仙。”

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The monks knew of an empty building nearby

僧人们知道附近有一座空房子。

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They led the travelers there, and everyone went to sleep for the night

他们把旅人们带到那里，大家便睡下了。

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The next morning, Wukong woke up early

第二天早上，悟空很早就醒了。

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Someone was pounding on the door of the building

有人在猛敲房门。

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A voice boomed

一个声音轰然响起。

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" I am the Tiger Immortal."

“我就是虎仙。”

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The Tang Monk's eyes popped open

唐僧猛地睁开了眼睛。

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He and all the other monks trembled with fear

他和其他所有僧人都吓得发抖。

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Wujing and Bajie drew their weapons

沙僧和八戒拔出了武器。

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Wukong smiled

悟空笑了。

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" Don't worry, everyone."

“大家别担心。”

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" I'll deal with this villain."

“我来对付这个恶人。”

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The monkey went outside

猴子走了出去。

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" Who are you?" demanded the Tiger Immortal

“你是谁？”虎仙质问道。

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" I am Sun Wukong," said the monkey

“我是孙悟空，”猴子说。

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" And you should be ashamed of yourself."

“你应该感到羞耻。”

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" Just because you're a little powerful, you think you can treat the Buddhist monks badly."

“就因为你有点本事，就觉得可以欺负佛门僧人。”

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" A little powerful?"

“有点本事？”

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The Tiger Immortal looked offended

虎仙一脸不满。

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" I am very powerful."

“我可是非常厉害的。”

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Wukong laughed

悟空大笑。

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" You're not as powerful as I am."

“你可没我厉害。”

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" Did you know that the Jade Emperor is afraid of me?"

“你知不知道玉帝都怕我？”

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" I once defeated his entire army."

“我曾经打败了他的整支天兵天将。”

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The Tiger Immortal puffed out his chest

虎仙挺起了胸膛。

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" I can summon rain," he said

“我能呼风唤雨，”他说。

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" I doubt you can do that."

“你肯定做不到吧。”

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Wukong snorted

悟空哼了一声。

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" I can summon rain."

“我当然能呼风唤雨。”

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" It's easy."

“小意思。”

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" Well then, let's have a contest," said the Tiger Immortal

“那好，我们来比试比试，”虎仙说。

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" Whoever summons more rain is the winner."

“谁能召来更多的雨，谁就赢。”

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" If you win, I'll let you and all the monks go free."

“你要是赢了，我就放你和所有僧人走。”

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" But if I win, you must stay here and be my slaves."

“但要是我赢了，你们就得留下来做我的奴隶。”

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" You're a fool," said Wukong

“你真是个蠢货，”悟空说。

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" I accept your challenge."

“我接受你的挑战。”

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The Tiger Immortal led everyone into town

虎仙带着所有人进了城。

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In the center of town was a Taoist altar

城中央有一座道教祭坛。

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A stone tablet, incense sticks, and papers with magic writing were on the altar

祭坛上摆着石碑、香烛和写着咒语的符纸。

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A crowd of people arrived to see what was going on

一群人赶来看热闹。

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" I will go first," announced the Tiger Immortal

“我先来，”虎仙宣布道。

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He walked toward the altar

他朝祭坛走去。

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The Tang Monk shook his head

唐僧摇了摇头。

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" This is terrible," he muttered

“这下糟了，”他嘟囔道。

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Bajie glanced at him

八戒看了他一眼。

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" Don't worry, Master."

“别担心，师父。”

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" Wukong will win this contest."

“悟空会赢的。”

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" But what if he doesn't win?" asked the monk

“但要是他赢不了呢？”唐僧问道。

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" We'll all be stuck here, forced to work for the Tiger Immortal."

“我们就全都被困在这里，被迫给虎仙干活了。”

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If

如果

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that happens

那发生

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If that happens

如果那发生了

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we'll

we will: 我们将

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never

从不

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reach

到达

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the Western Paradise

西方极乐世界

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we'll never reach the Western Paradise

我们将永远无法到达西方极乐世界

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If that happens, we'll never reach the Western Paradise

“要是那样，我们就永远到不了西天极乐世界了”

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" The true scriptures will never get to the Tang Empire."

“真经也永远传不到大唐了。”

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The monk buried his face in his hands

唐僧双手捂住了脸。

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" Bajie is right, Master," said Wujing

“八戒说得对，师父，”沙僧说。

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" We have nothing to worry about."

“我们没什么好担心的。”

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Wukong stood by them, smiling

悟空站在他们身旁，笑着。

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From the altar, the Tiger Immortal called out," I will now pray to heaven for rain."

虎仙在祭坛上喊道，“我现在要向天求雨。”

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The Tiger Immortal lit the incense and then sat down

虎仙点燃了香，然后坐了下来。

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He closed his eyes and began to recite a spell

他闭上眼睛，开始念咒。

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Next, he lit one of the papers on fire

接着，他点燃了一张符纸。

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When that one went out, he lit another paper

那张烧完后，他又点了一张。

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Soon, all of the papers were gone

很快，所有符纸都烧完了。

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The Tiger Immortal lifted the stone tablet and then slammed it down

虎仙举起石碑，然后猛地砸了下去。

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Bang!

砰！

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There was a gasp from the crowd

人群中传来一阵惊呼。

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Wukong looked up at the sky, which was becoming dark

悟空抬头看天，天色正在变暗。

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Wind blew and dark clouds moved in

狂风大作，乌云压了过来。

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Thunder rumbled

雷声隆隆。

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The Tang Monk trembled

唐僧吓得直发抖。

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" Oh, no, it's working."

“糟了，起效了。”

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" It's going to rain."

“要下雨了。”

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Wukong chuckled

悟空轻笑一声。

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" You all wait here."

“你们都在这等着。”

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" I'll be right back."

“我马上回来。”

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The monkey recited a quick spell and then left his body

猴子念了个咒语，元神出窍了。

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Up in the sky, he found the old woman of the wind fanning the clouds

在天上，他看到风婆婆正在扇动云层。

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The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea was approaching

东海龙王正朝这边赶来。

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Wukong called out

悟空喊道。

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" Stop what you're doing."

“停下你们手上的活。”

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" Don't make any rain."

“不许下雨。”